Various Artists

Telling a tale of house music's early days or roots without mentioning Tony Humphries as a club DJ, remixer and radio disc jockey would make it an incomplete story. Born in Brooklyn in 1957, Humphries' musical journey is synonymous with New York City's dance music history and the evolution from uptempo soul music to house. From being a dancer at David Mancuso’s infamous Loft parties to becoming a mobile DJ and getting the call from Shep Pettibone to become his right hand at the then new Kiss FM radio station, followed by countless remix offers and a legendary residency at Newark's Club Zanzibar. Going to his vast and almost complete archive of radio shows from way back when he graced those airwaves, Running Back Records have picked original recordings that symbolise his importance as an industry giant and ambassador of this style of music.

• 01 Jomanda - Make My Body Rock
• 02 Mae-1 - Sweet Feelin'
• 03 Billy 'Jack' Williams presents Utterance - Grant Me Utterance
• 04 Precious - Definition of a Track
• 05 Man-Machine - Elektro-Genetik
• 06 Jay Williams - Sweat (Sweat the Club Mix)
• 07 Kerri Chandler - Kerri KAOZ Beat (Acetate Instrumental)
• 08 Romanthony - Falling From Grace (Tony Humphries Demo Mix)
• 09 Ed The Red feat. Passion in Fashion - 1-900 (Instrumental)
• 10 The Brotherhood - Love Will Make It Right (Club Mix)
• 11 A Slice of Life - You Make Me Feel So (ASOL Mix)
• 12 The It - Donnie (Hardy Mix by Ron Hardy)
• 13 Cisco Ferreia - Cisco's Groove